TW Dictionary logoTW Dictionaryby Toppers' Wisdom

yen

/jen/noun

उच्चारण येन

येन (जापान की मुद्रा)

Core word

nounyen
  1. 1

    [C]

    the unit of money in Japan

    येन (जापान की मुद्रा)

    • The ticket cost 2,000 yen.
    • The yen rose against the dollar today.
noun
  1. 1

    [sing.] ~ (for sth/to do sth) informal

    a strong desire to have or do something

    तीव्र इच्छा, ललक, चाह

    • She has always had a yen to travel abroad.
    • a yen for adventure

    Synonyms longing craving urge desire hankering

≈Synonyms and antonyms
§Grammar and usage

Plural: the money word yen does not change in the plural, so it is '500 yen' (not '500 yens').

मुद्रा वाले yen का plural नहीं बदलता, इसलिए '500 yen' सही है ('500 yens' गलत है)।

✓In the exam

General knowledge

The yuan is the currency of China, the won of South Korea and the yen of Japan.

चीन की मुद्रा yuan, दक्षिण कोरिया की won और जापान की yen है।